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John McFee (born September 9, 1950,
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) is an American
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,
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, and
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, and long-time member of
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.


Biography

Some of McFee's early and non-Doobie Brothers work includes playing
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on
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's ''
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'' and ''
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'' albums, and recording with many other artists, including Steve Miller on his ''
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'' album, the
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on their '' From the Mars Hotel'' album, and
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Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child, Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" an ...
,
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, The Brothers Four,
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, Mike Bloomfield,
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, Norton Buffalo,
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, Eikichi Yazawa,
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. McFee played for a number of years with
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in the group
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and also played on
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' ''Sports'' and ''Hard at Play'' albums. McFee also played with
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, for his ''Meet Glen Campbell'' live video performance. McFee has played on a number of
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's albums, beginning with all the lead and pedal steel guitar work on ''
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''; he played lead guitar on " Alison". He has also continued to perform live with Costello periodically through the years. In early 1979, McFee joined the Doobie Brothers, replacing departing guitarist Jeff Baxter. McFee was first featured on the Doobies' ninth studio album '' One Step Closer'', which achieved RIAA platinum album status. Although he did not sing lead vocals on the song, he co-wrote the title track with Doobies drummer Keith Knudsen and
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, as well as writing the Grammy-nominated instrumental "South Bay Strut" with co-drummer
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. The album also reunited McFee with Doobies producer
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, McFee having played on Templeman's first hit record as a producer (Van Morrison's "Wild Night" from the ''Tupelo Honey'' album). After the Doobie Brothers disbanded in late 1982, McFee and Knudsen formed the country-rock group Southern Pacific, which also included ex-
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bassist Stu Cook, former Pablo Cruise vocalist David Jenkins, and keyboardist Kurt Howell. The group achieved a high level of success in the national country charts, starting with their first single reaching the top ten – a duet with
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on the
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composition "Thing About You", and going on to numerous other top ten records, including the number one songs "New Shade of Blue" an
"Honey I Dare You"
both of which McFee wrote. Southern Pacific was named New Country Group of the Year when they debuted and have been honored by having their name added to the Country Music Association's Walkway of Stars in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1983, McFee played pedal steel guitar on the song "Honky Tonk Blues" from
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's ''Sports'' album, a song which was made famous by country legend
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In 1989, Southern Pacific had two songs – "Reno Bound" and "Any Way The Wind Blows" – appear in the
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film '' Pink Cadillac''. McFee co-wrote both of the songs. The songs reached the top five on the country charts, and McFee can be heard on lead vocals on both tracks in the movie. Though McFee and Knudsen were committed to Southern Pacific, they co-wrote the song "Time Is Here And Gone" on the Doobies' 1989 reunion album '' Cycles'' with late Doobies percussionist
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. McFee has received numerous BMI awards as a songwriter. In 1990 Southern Pacific played a concert on "On Stage", McFee can be heard singing lead vocals on "Any Way The Wind Blows" and "I Go To Pieces". By 1993, Southern Pacific had disbanded and both men had rejoined the Doobie Brothers. McFee and Knudsen contributed to 2000's '' Sibling Rivalry'', on which McFee sings the lead vocal on the song "Angels of Madness", of which he was a co-writer, and McFee also co-wrote "Five Corners" with Patrick Simmons. In 2007, McFee assumed a role onstage as a relief lead vocalist for Tom Johnston because of Johnston's throat ailment. In 1995, McFee produced an album by
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founding member Peter Lewis. Moby Grape was a major influence on the Doobie Brothers, as well as on many other bands including
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and McFee's former group Clover. The collaboration of McFee (who, besides producing and engineering, contributed background vocals, guitars, violin, harmonica, mandolin, and pedal steel) and Lewis resulted in the album ''Peter Lewis'', released by the German record label Taxim. Also making appearances on the album were former
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's Stu Cook, Doobie Brothers drummer Keith Knudsen, and Cornelius Bumpus (formerly with the Doobie Brothers and
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). The album received a rarely seen five star review from
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magazine. McFee's long-term partnership with Knudsen ended with Knudsen's death from
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in 2005. In 2007, McFee produced and engineered Carlene Carter's album '' Stronger'', playing almost all the instruments himself. In 2010, he produced and engineered ''Hawaiianized'' by singer Pamela Polland. McFee also contributed on 8 string tenor ukulele, slack key guitar, acoustic and electric Hawaiian steel guitars, nylon string guitar, acoustic bass, keyboards, percussion, vocal arrangements, and background vocals for this project. Also in 2010, the Doobie Brothers released ''World Gone Crazy'', on which McFee contributed as recording engineer, as well as playing acoustic guitars, banjo, slide guitar, mandolin, percussion, violin, drums, electric guitars, vocals, and resonator guitars. The ''New York Post'' suggested that this album should be "Album of the Year", saying "Now they're back on track, with a smokin' mix of roadhouse boogies, classic rock and country." In 2011, McFee played acoustic and electric guitars, pedal steel, banjo, Dobro, mandolin, and slide guitar on French singer/songwriter Hugues Aufray's project, ''Troubador Since 1948''. Aufray is widely known as a compatriot of Bob Dylan since the folk era, having translated many of Dylan's songs into French. He also wrote and popularized the classic ballad "Céline", which inspired Celine Dion's parents to choose this name for their daughter. In 2014, McFee played violin on the band Chicago's single release, "Naked In The Garden Of Allah". Also in 2014, the
John Cowan John Cowan (born August 24, 1953) is an American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the New Grass Revival. Cowan became the band's bassist in 1972 after the departu ...
album ''Sixty'' was released, produced by McFee. John Cowan was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist for the legendary progressive bluegrass group
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, and in recent years has been touring and recording with the Doobie Brothers. The album "Sixty" features guest appearances by
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, Bonnie Bramlett, Jim Messina,
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, John Jorgenson,
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, Jay Dee Maness (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos), Josh Williams (Rhonda Vincent and the Rage), and others. On this project McFee also plays acoustic and electric guitars, pedal steel, Dobro, mandolin, violin, and other instruments as well as singing background vocals. ''Sixty'' was listed as one of the top Americana albums of 2014, and has been hailed as John Cowan's "masterpiece" album. 2014 also saw the release of the Doobie Brothers album '' Southbound'', a Nashville-based project which features high-profile country artists collaborating with the Doobie Brothers on historic Doobie Brothers songs. Examples would be
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performing "Listen To The Music" (with
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on guitar),
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doing "Black Water”,
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singing "Long Train Running" (with Huey Lewis on harmonica), Chris Young performing "China Grove",
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doing "Rocking Down The Highway". On this project McFee can be heard on banjo, slide resonator guitar, pedal steel, violin, autoharp, and electric and acoustic guitars, as well as background vocals. This project also saw Michael McDonald reunited with his fellow Doobie Brothers. In 2015 McFee teamed up with John Jorgenson (Desert Rose Band, Hellecasters, Elton John) to co-produce singer-songwriter Lewis Storey for the project ''Storey Road''. Lewis Storey was nominated for the Horizon Award (Best New Artist) by the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1988 and has won several Songwriters Guild of America awards. The year 2016 involved extensive touring with the Doobie Brothers, co-headlining with the group Journey, and with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dave Mason on the bill as well. McFee, a long time admirer of Mason, was often seen sitting in with Mason and his band, particularly on "Dear Mr. Fantasy", "Feelin' Alright", and "All Along The Watchtower". McFee was also involved with the artist Jeremiah Richey, on the recording project ''Northridge'', on which McFee played electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, violin, Dobro, among other instruments, and was a co-writer of the song "Pretty Girl" produced by Rob Arthur, with whom a connection was formed when the Doobie Brothers toured with Peter Frampton – Rob Arthur playing keyboards with Frampton. Also in 2016, McFee played on Timothy B. Schmit's solo project ''Leap Of Faith'', playing violin on the first single from the recording, "Red Dirt Road". Although McFee had performed in concert with Schmit on numerous occasions, this project was the first time the two had worked together on a studio recording project. McFee also toured with Schmit in January 2017, as well as performing again on tour dates in November and December 2017. In 2020, McFee was inducted into the
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as a member of The Doobie Brothers.


Discography


with The Doobie Brothers (incomplete)

*'' One Step Closer'' *''
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'' *'' In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record'' *'' Farewell Tour'' *''Best Of The Doobies, Vol. 2'' * ''Listen to the Music: The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers'' *'' Rockin' down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert'' *'' Best of the Doobie Brothers Live'' * ''
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'' * ''Doobie's Choice'' *'' Sibling Rivalry'' *''Long Train Runnin’: 1971–2000'' *'' Live at Wolf Trap'' * '' The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers'' *'' World Gone Crazy'' * ''Live at the Greek Theater 1982'' * '' Southbound'' * '' Cycles'' * '' Brotherhood''


with others (incomplete)

* Hugues Aufray – ''Troubador Since 1948'' * Mike Bloomfield – ''Bloomfield: A Retrospective'' * Norton Buffalo – ''Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon'' *Norton Buffalo – ''Desert Horizon'' *
Carlene Carter Carlene Carter (born Rebecca Carlene Smith; September 26, 1955) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter Cash and her first husband, Carl Smith. As of 2020, since 1978, Carter has recorded 12 alb ...
– ''Musical Shapes'' *Carlene Carter – ''Two Sides to Every Woman'' *Carlene Carter – ''Stronger'' *
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– ''Naked In The Garden Of Allah'' *
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– ''
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'' *Elvis Costello – ''
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'' *Elvis Costello – '' Almost Blue'' *Elvis Costello – ''The Very Best Of Elvis Costello'' *Elvis Costello – ''
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'' *John Cowan – ''Sixty'' *
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...
– '' Straight To The Heart'' *Crystal Gayle – ''The Best Of Crystal Gayle'' *
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– ''
Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel Grateful may refer to: * Gratitude, an emotion Albums * ''Grateful'' (Carpark North album), 2008 * ''Grateful'' (Coko album) or the title song, 2006 * ''Grateful'' (DJ Khaled album), 2017 Songs * "Grateful" (Edyta Górniak song), 2016 * "Gratefu ...
'' *The Grateful Dead – ''Beyond Description'' *
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– ''White Shoes'' *Emmylou Harris – ''All I Intended To Be'' *
Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child, Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" an ...
– ''Present Company'' * Wanda Jackson – ''Heart Trouble'' *
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– ''Throwin' Down'' *Rick James – ''Anthology'' *
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– ''Movin' Train'' *
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– ''Radioland'' *Nicolette Larson – '' All Dressed Up and No Place to Go'' *
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– ''Sports'' *Huey Lewis and the News – ''Hard at Play'' *Huey Lewis and the News – ''Weather'' * Peter Lewis – ''Peter Lewis'' *
Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Pure Pop for Now People'' * Steve Miller – ''
Fly Like An Eagle ''Fly Like an Eagle'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan and Mercury Records in Europe. The album was a success, spawning three singles ...
'' *Steve Miller – ''Greatest Hits: 1974–78'' *
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo c ...
– ''What I Do The Best'' *John Michael Montgomery – ''The Very Best Of John Michael Montgomery'' *
Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...
– ''
Tupelo Honey ''Tupelo Honey'' is the fifth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in October 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. Morrison had written all of the songs on the album in Woodstock, New York, before his move ...
'' *Van Morrison – ''
Saint Dominic's Preview ''Saint Dominic's Preview'' is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in July 1972 by Warner Bros. Records. '' Rolling Stone'' declared it "the best-produced, most ambitious Van Morrison record ...
'' *Van Morrison – ''The Essential Van Morrison'' *Van Morrison – ''At the Movies: Soundtrack Hits'' *Jeremiah Richey – ''Northridge'' *
Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until ...
– ''Moments'' * Ricky Scaggs – ''Solid Ground'' * Timothy B. Schmit – ''Leap Of Faith'' * Southern Pacific – ''Southern Pacific'' *Southern Pacific – ''Killbilly Hill'' *Southern Pacific – ''County Line'' *Southern Pacific – ''Zuma'' *Southern Pacific – ''Greatest Hits'' *Southern Pacific – ''Pink Cadillac Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' *Lewis Storey – ''Storey Road'' *
Twiggy Dame Lesley Lawson (''née'' Hornby; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London. ...
– ''Please Get My Name Right'' *
Link Wray Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. ''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 ...
– ''Be What You Want To'' *
Bill Wyman William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who achieved international fame as the bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member ...
– ''Stone Alone'' * Eikichi Yazawa – ''Anytime Woman'' *Eikichi Yazawa – ''Rock 'n' Roll'' *Eikichi Yazawa – ''Subway Express''


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